36Synonyms found for reconstruct

Word Origin & History

reconstruct 1768, "to build anew," from re- "back, again" + construct (q.v.). Meaning "to restore (something) mentally" is attested from 1862. Reconstruction is attested from 1791, "action or process of reconstructing. Specific sense in U.S. history (usually with a capital R-) is attested from 1865. It was used earlier during Amer. Civil War in ref. to reconstitution of the union.

Example Sentences for reconstruct

Crane had but to imagine himself in a similar danger and reconstruct the moods that came over him.

It was believed that a chemist could reconstruct a plant from its ashes.

There they were looking at how forensic scientists can reconstruct the lives of early settlers from the gravesites.

At the moment, though, it is difficult to reconstruct this scene without the discovery of bodies.

With enough resources, a damaged region can reconstruct itself with surprising speed.

But when you attempt to reconstruct it in words, you will find that it breaks into a thousand conflicting impressions.

He stammered an answer that he could only reconstruct later, when he had calmed down.

Looking at the drawing, you reconstruct the artist's thought and share his satisfaction.

Paleoanthropologists used the dimensions and contours of the skull to reconstruct her face.

The results came from a new technique used to reconstruct the course of animal evolution.